The Rovaniemi Sport andLeisure Services offers residents sports services to meet their needs. The purpose of sports services is to support the organisation of physical activity and to be involved in creating a diverse sports culture in the area of Rovaniemi. The sport and leisure time services organises supervised...

...cold. The first bright days of snow crust spring drives people to the frozen river and forests for outdoor activities: skiing, walking, fishing, and even golf. If the dark season was a time for getting together indoors, this is a time for meeting up outdoors; and in great numbers. It might be a shock for a newcomer to see all these people: one might...

...distance of Rovaniemi’s downtown. In Finland, the Ounasvaara name is associated with winter sports in general as well as with the legendary Ounasvaara Winter Games. And not without reason - many a... ...Rovaniemi city-dwellers and visitors alike. Ounasvaara Hill’s provision includes a host ofvarious sports and possibilities- for example, the ski centre’s slalom slopes, ski-jumps, illuminated ski/sawdust...

...in 1965. Co-operation with Murmansk has so far concentrated on cultural exchange, and visits by sports teams and schools. There has also been some co-operation between the two towns in the field of... ...joint preservation of cultural heritage, enhancing co-operation in the fields of teaching, sports, youth work, bilateral tourism, and with the mass media representatives of the towns. by...

...are cleaned daily with a disinfectant Leisure and culture The indoor swimming pools, sports facilities, libraries, theatres, museums and other cultural venues in the city are closed. Mobile... ...continues to maintain ski tracks. Remember the THL instructions on safe distances and hygiene when outdoors, and especially the quarantine instructions. The Kunnan Pojat band play virtual gigs. You can...

...Rovaniemi-Finland Times Report A Catalonian with passion for outdoor, extreme activities Àlex Simón i Casanovas has been organizing the Rovaniemi 150... ...until where I can push and the risk I can afford.” How and when didhe get into extreme sports? “I started climbing when I was 15 in Montserrat, a beautiful and exceptional mountain 50...